Tile-positioning device.



G. F. STORM.

TILE POSITIONING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. II. 1918.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

GUSTAV F. STORM, 0F SANBORN, IOWA.

TILEI-POSITIONIN G DEVICE.

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,Application filed January 11, 1918.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that 1, GUs'rav F. STORM, a citizen of the United States,and a resident. of the city of Sanborn, 'county of OBrien, and State ofIowa, have invented a certain new and useful Tile-Positioning Device, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a certain new and useful tile positioning deviceand has for its objectthe provision of a device of this characteradapted to permit of the ready lowering and positioning of tiles or thelike in a well or the like.

The invention consists in the combinations land arrangements of partshereinafter deyscribed and claimed.

Thevinvention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part yof this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical section showing a device embodying the inventionin position of use,

Fig. 2, an end View of the device removed, and

Fig. 3, a top plan view of the device.

The preferred form yof Yconstruction as illustrated in the drawingscomprises a central frame preferably made up of two vertical struts orstrips t permanently secured at their upper and lower ends to cross arms5 and 6 respectively. Supporting braces 7 are pivotally connected attheir upper ends to the outer ends of arm 5 and are also pivotallyconnected at their lower ends by means of pivotal links 8 with cross arm6, as shown. The links 8 areprovided with a plurality of spaced boltholes 9 to permit of the adjustment of the brace arms 7 inwardly oroutwardly to fit within different Y sizes of ltiles or the like.Supporting arms 10 are pivotally connected at their upper ends to thelower ends of brace arms 7 and are provided at 'their lower ends withoutwardly extending supporting ngers or flanges 11, adapted to fit underand support diametrically opposite portions of the lower edges of tiles12, as indicated. At their lower ends arms 10 are connected by pivotallinks 13, having adjusting bolt holes 11 with a cross arm 15 secured tothe lower end of a suspending rod 16 operating freely between the struts4 as shown. At its upper end rod 16 carries an eye or loop 1'? for theattachment of si lowering or sus- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb, 11, 1912.

serial No. 211,328.

pending cable or the like. A locking device 18, made 0f wire and bent asshown to em brace the upper end of the rod 16, is pivoted in ears 19 oncross arm 5 and is provided with a rocker arm 20 having an eye 21 forconnection with a trip string 21 as shown. Lock nuts 22 are threaded onthe upper end of rod 16 to furnish a stop to engage the lockingdevice-18 to prevent upward movement of the rod, relatively lto theframe, but to permit cf free downward movement thereof. clamped to oneof the struts 4 by means of bolts 21 taking through bolt holes 25, saidarms being arranged to contact with the inner walls of tile12 to preventtilting of the tile on the supporting fingers 11, ailid are adjustableto different sizes of ti es.

In use thedevice is arranged in thefull line position indicated in Fig.1, with the lock 18 engaging nuts 225 4as shown, and a tile12 positionedon the fingers 11. This tile is then lowered by means of a cable or thelike attached to the eye 17 until the tile reaches its position of rest,as indicated in Fig. 1. The tile is then supported independently of `thelowering device which takes the weight and strain off of the partsthereof and leaves the same free to collapse. Then string or cord 21 ispulled until lock 18 disengages nuts 22 leaving the rod 16 free forvertical movement, relatively to the frame of the device, and the frameof the device free to collapse vinto the dotted line position indicatedin Fig. 1, which it will do provided the fingers 11 are not too tightlyheld by the weight of the tile 12. 1f the fingers 11 are too tightlyheld for this action a slight upward pull on the rod 16 will forcibly.withdraw said fingers, thus compelling the collapsing of the device.Thereupon the device may be readily removed and a new tile sectionplaced in position as before.

Thile I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. l, therefore, do not lwish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention what 1 Cross arms 23 are adjustablyy inglinks connecting the lower end of said,

Vupward but permitting free downward movement thereof in said traine;and means for releasing said locking means, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a trame; collapsiblesupporting means on said frame; a vertically arranged suspending rodextendingloosely through said frame; an operative connection betweensaid suspending rod and said supporting means, whereby vertical movementoit said rod in said frame collapses said supporting means; a kstop onsaid rod; a swinging locking inember adapted to embrace said rod andengage the upper side of said stop; a rocker arm on said locking memberarranged to ketiect unlocking movement thereof; and an operativoconnection withsaid rocker arnnV substantially as described. Y

3. Aide-vice of the class described coniprising a trame; twodiametrically arranged supporting arms pivoted at their upper ends insaid frame and having' outwardly extending supporting fingers at theirlower ends; va verticallyY arranged suspending rod extending looselykthrough said traine; retractrodwitli said arms; means for suspending`said rodg'mea'ns for locking said rod againstV upward butV permittingfree downward movement 1n said frame; and means for releasing saidlocking means, substantially described.

4f. A device of the class described comprising a frame; braces pivotallyconnected at their upper ends to said frame; adjustable links pivotallyconnecting the lower ends or Y said braces with the lower portion ofsaid frame; supporting arms pivot-ally suspend-l ed from the lower endsof said braces; outwardly extending supporting fingers at the lower endsof said arms; a suspendingr rod Y vertically slidable in said trame;adjustable links pivotally connecting the lower ends ot said supportingarms with the lower end ot said suspending rod; a swinging lock airangedto engage and prevent upward but f permit of downward movement oi saidrod in said frame; means for operating said loclr from Va distancetrelease said rod;V and laterally adjustable positioning arms on saidtraine arranged to engage the inner walls of a tile on said lingers toprevent` tilting 'of the same, substantially asdescribed, x

A device of the class describedcoinprising a frame; braces y'pivotallyconnected at their upper ends to said framegadjustable said supportingarms with the lower'e'nds oi t said suspending rod; a stop nut threadedon the upper portion of said rod; a swinging lock mounted on said frameand adapted to embrace said rod abovev said nutfto prevent upward Ibutpermitting of downward movement of said rod in said traine; a rockerariir connected with said swinging lock for etecting retraction'thereof;means tor operating said rocker arm; and laterally adjustablepositioning arms on said traine Yarranged to engage the inner 'wallsfotatubular member on said ingei's to Vprevent tilting of the saine,substantially as described ln'testimony whereof I have signedmy name tothis specification in the presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

Gusrav r. sronn. lVitnesses G. M. SoLoN, E. A. Howniv. .Y

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